On the Trail again

Originally posted October 31st, 2005...

After a brief stop over in Kathmandu, at our lovely guesthouse, we're hitting the trail again tomorrow. We'll be walking the Annapurna Circuit, which is supposed to be one of the best hikes in the country. It should take us about 16 days to walk about 330kms around the Annapurna's, finishing off in Pokhara, one of the top 10 hangouts in the world*. Matt and I are planning to do some rafting before heading back to Kathmandu for a day, then onto Delhi, India. Our last day in Nepal, and also when our visas expire, is November 23rd. We'll be in Delhi for as little as possible, probably leave on the 24th. We then head through Rajhastan, Agra, and eventually spend a week in Goa, lazing on the beach. The India jaunt will take us thru December 22nd, then we all make our way separately to Switzerland, and meet back up again in a chalet in the Alps. We'll spend a week in Wengen, Switzerland, for Christmas, then head to Berlin for New Years. All are welcome to meet us in Europe for the holidays! So that's the plan thus far...

I'm definitely looking forward to the simple trail life again (walk, eat, sleep), and the spectacular views of the Himalaya. After being cooped up in a Land Cruiser and in cities for too long, it'll be great to go into the wild again. Still no camera, so I'll be borrowing from Matt and Tim's photos when I return. Tim, our team photographer, is quite competent. I'll be 'leading' our motley crew again on the trek, which basically means I'll be stuck carrying the map, and being asked how far we are to each destination. Quite an honor... not much to it, just follow everyone else... :) I'll let you know how we go, and update in a few weeks.

SAF